Sports Massage Therapist

 





Brian Swanton

 

 

Brian trained at St Mary’s University, Twickenham in sports & remedial massage, with further specialization in sports injuries and sports therapy.

 

He is an experienced therapist having worked with various elite athletes at international level. Brian was a Great Britain champion in Irish dance and held a World ranking of No.3. He turned professional in 1996 performing with Riverdance - The Show.

 

He has worked in dance and theatre touring companies as a sports massage therapist and in sports injury clinics in London since 2002.

 
 

Alex Iavu

 

 

Alex started practicing Martial Arts (Taekwondo ITF) at an early age and in his 17 years of practice he became a multiple national champion. From 2001 until 2007, he was selected in the Romanian National Taekwondo Team. During these years he has won multiple international competitions becoming European and World Champion at different categories and in 2005 obtained a Black Belt with 2nd degree.  

His sports experience has led him to have a better understanding of the different stresses and tensions that may be placed upon the body during a competition and training. Since then he has become increasingly interested in sports injuries and has decided to develop his skills in Physiotherapy and Sports & Remedial Massage.

Studying Physiotherapy at Physical Education and Sports University in Romania (2004-2008) has helped him to improve his knowledge about sports and physiotherapy and has also introduced him to Sports and Remedial Massage.

In 2006 he started working as a sports massage therapist and continued learning and developing his knowledge into complementary massage types and techniques. At the moment, he is fully qualified in Sports and Remedial Massage, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Lymphatic Drainage, Reflexology, Cellulite Breakdown, Aromatherapy and Deep Tissue. During his training and working years as a massage therapist he has collaborated with several massage centres, clinics and with two Taekwondo clubs treating and working with a wide range of clients from athletes to disabled persons with different needs and problems.

 
 

Mark Edmonds

 

 

 

Mark qualified in Sports Massage with Honors at the London School of Sports Massage in 1991.

 

When Mark left school in 1988 he stared concentrating on the new and exciting sport of triathlon. Formerly a County Level swimmer with Romford Town S.C. he started to make the transition into a tri-athlete.

 

Having won a National Age Group gold medal at the British Junior Championships in 1987 he soon began to progress into the senior ranks.

 

By 1989 he had made his first G.B. Junior International triathlon in Geneva, Switzerland. Over the next 8 years he picked up 3 senior British Championships medals (2 silver, 1 bronze) and won the British Grand Prix Series outright for 3 consecutive years ('92-'94). He also represented Great Britain on over a dozen occasions at European and World Championships to date. In 1995 he passed a YMCA Fitness Trainer qualification.

For the past 4 years Mark's spare time has been taken up by training for the Ironman Triathlon. In 2007, the Austria Ironman was his 7th Ironman event!

 
 

Tracey Jefford

 

Amy Phillips

 

 

Tracey qualified in 2005 as a sports & remedial massage therapist and is currently studying for a master's degree in Osteopathy. She has a background in Occupational health and Health & Well-being. 

Trained originally in Hampshire in Swedish & Sports massage she has since developed advanced techniques through CPD courses, a variety of these skills are used to give a truly individualized massage treatment to release muscle tension and restore a balance to the body & mind.

Tracey has a varied sporting background playing Hockey, Netball and squash in the past and has a great interest in MTBiking, Mountaineering, Climbing, Horse riding and Skiing she has even ridden across the Atlas mountains on off-road motor bikes.

She enjoys a challenge and has worked with a variety of people to affect a treatment that relieve the stresses and strains of life and work, from the overzealous weekend D.I.Y strain, postural aches & pains and sports people such as Tri-athletes, Adventure racers and Rowers.

Massage helps to prevent illness and injury, by calming the central nervous system, promotes blood, lymph and fluid movement that relaxation and relieving stress and daily tension.  Ideally remedial massage should be used as a preventative form of treatment, removing pain and dysfunction, creating balance and a sense of relaxation and well-being.

   

 

 

 
 

Caroline Lysek

 

Caroline

 

 

Caroline has been a qualified Massage Therapist since 2003. She has a wealth of experience of treating all types of musculoskeletal problems especially back, neck and sports injuries and has worked extensively with runners, golfers and weightlifters as well as providing stress relieving massage for City workers.

 

 

Caroline believes that by relieving muscle tensions or tightness in the body and restoring flexibility, massage enhances performance and induces relaxation and a general sense of well being.  Stimulation of the all body systems including the improvement in blood and lymph circulation will detoxify, de-stress and re-energise your body. Sports massage assists in recovery after intensive training, injury or periods of stress and helps sustain a lifestyle that better balances the mind and body.

 

 

Massage will be tailored to your individual needs providing a variety of massage techniques combined with stretching.

 

 

Caroline’s other interests include dancing, psychology, hypnotherapy, sport and reading.

 
 

Alan Henderson

 

 

Alan is a very experienced Sports Massage therapist, both in terms of his qualifications as well as his personal experiences as a top level athlete.

 

Alan who is a British-born New Zealand bobsledder has been competing at an international level from 1990 - 2006. He has represented New Zealand at three consecutive Winter Olympics.

 

After completing his Masters degree in Auckland, Alan continued his education with a Certificate in Holistic Massage and a Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy.

 

His career has seen him working with the GB Athletics team as a massage therapist to the Junior World and European Champions. Alan has also worked with the English Institute of Sport’s High Performance Centre as a Soft Tissue Therapist. He also counts work as a massage therapist with a top-level football club as part of his large field of experience.

 

Alan is passionate about continuing education in his field. He draws on a range of therapies and his strength training background to improve therapeutic outcomes.


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